Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the USDA disaster assistance that’s available for specialty crop growers, an upcoming farm…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 05-17-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the priorities of non-agricultural groups for the upcoming Farm Bill, the subjective almond…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
…for disaster events that occurred in 2020 and 2021. Payments are being made possible through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP). The first wave of payments…
Industry Supports Alexis Taylor as Next USDA Undersecretary for Trade
…Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture and has also served as USDA’s Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service under the Obama administration. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed…
Farmer Veteran Coalition Fellowship Awards
From the military to the fields. How farmer veterans, and a coalition that serves them, are working the land. That’s the topic of today’s This Land of Ours. The Farmer Veteran…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 05-13-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers AB 2570 possibly providing good news for farm employers, the variety development considerations…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…and increasing access to technical assistance for nutrient management tools. Ag groups such as American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomed the announcement, acknowledging that additional…
Almond Update: Irrigation Approaches with Limited Water Availability
Once again growers are dealing with limited water availability, further emphasizing the importance of efficient irrigation approaches. UC Cooperative Extension Nut Crop Farm Advisor, Mae Culumber said that last year’s…
Vilsack: ‘Don’t Lose Sight of Farm Families’
…reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves…
Looking for Alternative Nematode Control Options in Carrot Production
…of California Cooperative Extension Research Farm in Shafter. Kern County Vegetable Crops Advisor, Jaspreet Sidhu noted that root-knot nematodes present a significant challenge for carrot growers. Nematodes can cause substantial…
Farmer Mental Health Month
Protecting Farmers’ Mental Health. Farming is one of the most challenging ways to make a living and can take a toll on farmers and everyone close to them. May is…
SGMA Meeting Brings Varying Interests Together to Work Towards Common Action
…and you’re not farming, it impacts everybody. Not just those farmers, but everybody who works for them, everybody who works with them, and everybody who relies upon them is impacted…
AFBF Applauds SEC Deadline Extension
…while farmers and ranchers would not be required to report directly to the SEC, they provide almost every raw product that goes into the food supply chain. Farm Bureau President…
Deadline Extension for Innovators
A deadline is extended for innovators in agriculture. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs…